University of Oklahoma - Sooner Yearbook (Norman, OK)

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1 THE CFFICE GF THE DEAN OF MEN The office of The Dean of Men was firsf creafed in T928 wiTh Professor M. L. Wardell as The Acfing Dean, buT wiTh The arrival of J. F. Findlay in l929 The office assumed new imporfance and responsibilify since Dean Findlay handles Thar office alone and is nof handicapped wiTh addifional Teaching dufies. ln The few years ThaT The office has been a separafe unif, under The leadership of Dean Findlay, iT has cerTainly proved iTs worTh as a deparfmenf of conTacT, guidance, and help To The men of The Universify of Oklahoma. Guidance, vocafional and educaTional, is available To all who wish iT and is parficularly organized for freshmen. In T930 This office sTarTed The developmenf of personnel records for all freshman men of The Universify. The records proved so beneficial ThaT They were exfended To cover The enTire college work of universiTy men. These personnel records include a summary of The scholasfic achievemenT of each individual, his oufside acTiviTies, a large sampling of personal rafings on him, and cerTain personal and vocaTional informafion. They are aT The disposal of universiTy men for The purpose of checking Their scholasfic and personal progress while in college. These records are now complefe enough Thaf They are recognized as a fair cross secTion of a sTudenT's characfer and abilify and are being used exfensively as a source of reference for recommendafions. The office of The Dean of Men has been of greaf service To Universify graduafes by giving recommendafions based on These personnel records. In iTs presenf capacify This deparfmenf has done much To sfabilize work in scholarship and social acTiviTies of all sTudenTs. In This connecfion The office of The Dean of Men compiles The comparafive scholasfic reporf, each semesfer, for all fraTerniTies. This office is responsible for The housing of all men sTudenTs: This includes The supervision of frafer- niTies and approximafely 350 rooming houses for men. The Dean of Men is The infermediary for all problems arising beTween The men and householders. The laTesT duTy To be assumed by This office is The supervision of fraTerniTy rush, The office will have charge of The filing and keeping of all daTe cards and The Dean of Men will supervise The assem- blies of men going Through rush and will be The infermediary in all problems arising befween fraTerniTies and rushees. The assumpTion of The many new funcfions and acTiviTies of The office of The Dean of Men is Typical of The increasing imporfance and popularify of This now indispensable deparfmenf of The UniversiTy, and The human, undersfanding and sfraighfforward manner wiTh which Dean Findlay deals wiTh The men of The Universify has gained for him The confidence and respecf of all who have come in conTacT wiTh his office. fThis was submiffed by a member of The Men's Council in appreciafion for The services rendered by Dean Findlay To The men of The UniversiTy.l Page 24

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WOMEN'S SELF GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION The ExecuTive Council oT The W. S. G. A. annually becomes acguainTed wiTh more Than Tour hundred new girls on The campus Through Teas, inTormal parTies, and co-ed balls given during The year. They reach noT only Treshman girls buT also The upper classmen who are on our campus Tor The TirsT Time. The W. S. O. A. mainTains a loan Tund Tor senior women. This movemenT was sTarTed lasT year and The Tund is increased annually. A girl's pasT scholasTic record is considered when These loans are made. The W. S. O. A. group holds conTerences wiTh Treshman girls To encourage scholarship and possible membership in Alpha Lambda DelTa, Treshman honorary TraTerniTy. Each semesTer The AssociaTion gives a scholarship bangueT Tor non-sororiTy women, aT which Time Two loving cups are awarded, one To The organized house wiTh The highesT average, and one To The dormITory wiTh The highesT average. EXECUTIVE BOARD MARIETTA DARLINO ..... . . PresidenT WINIFRED KETCHUM . . Vice-l3residenT MARTHA DAVIS . . . SecreTary DOROTHY WOODRUFE . . Treasurer REPRESENTATIVES MEMBERS AT LARGE MARGARET ROYS .... Y. W. C. A. HELEN HOUGH . . Scholarship Chairman LINA JANE WALKER . . MorTar Board MARJORIE MEACHAM . VocaTional Chairman JULIA KENNEDY . . . Pan-Hellenic MARCELEETE BRYANT . . HealTh Chairman LETA MAE BLIZMAN . . . W. A. A. GAYLE MCCORKLE . . . AcTiviTy Bureau LOUISE HAYS ..... House Council KATHERINE GIBSON . . . Social Chairman MARTHA JANE DOWELL Women's EdiTor oT Olclahoma Daily VIRGINIA FISHER Chairman JUDICIAL BOARD Eijgjx QIQQQIQIAII ' ' ' Big SISTefClTaI'ma MARTHA DAVIS .... PresidenT of AI ha Lambda DelTa MARY GRACE OZMUN ' ' Junior F5 RoBERTA RI-IOADES . , . Junior LUCILLE TWAY . . . Sophomore Member Member Member Member Member Page 23

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THE OFFICE OF THE DEAN OF WOMEN The oTTice oT The Dean oT Women is The cenTer oT all acTiviTies Tor women. Miss McDaniel's policy as a Dean oT Women has been ThaT oT prevenTion raTher Than oT cure, and as such, Takes on The aspecTs of an adiusTmenT oTTice where The individual's needs are given consideraTion beTore They Take on The proporTions oT problems. In Miss McDaniel many girls have Tound inspiraTion Tor accomplishmenT, and Through her, many have received invaluable assisTance in Tinding a place in Their chosen vocaTion. No person is more responsible Tor scaTTering The good will oT The UniversiTy ThroughouT The sTaTe Than Miss McDaniel, who Takes a viTal inTeresT in The consTrucTive program oT The A. A. U. W., and in speaking beTore women's clubs, girls' groups, and high school girls in preparing Them Tor enTrance To The UniversiTy. Miss McDaniel has esTablished a sysTem oT Treshman conTerences, whereby she conTacTs personally and individually every Treshman woman To discover The parTicular problems oT each one, and To lend her help in solving Them. Through This oTFice The working sTudenT is assisTed in making her adiusTmenTs To school acTiviTies and To employmenT. The oTFice oT The Dean oT Women has been largely responsible Tor raising The scholasTic sTandards among women. Every house moTher and The presidenT oT each house are periodically inTormed as To The grades of each girl in The house, and also as To The scholasTic ranking oT The respecTive houses as a group. In adcliTion To her oTFice obligaTions, Miss McDaniel Tinds Time To be a Triend To every sTudenT- evidenced by The TacT ThaT in each day's program she greeTs sTudenT Triends who come To her Tor a word oT cheer Trom The personaliTy lady. lThis was submiTTed by The ExecuTive Council OT W. S. G. A. as a TribuTe To The helpful guidance which Miss McDaniel has so Treely given during The pasT year's acTiviTies.l Page 25